jãzëk

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ęzykъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjãzɜk/
  • Hyphenation: jã‧zëk

Noun

jãzëk m inan (diminutive jãzëczk, related adjective jãzëkòwi)

  1. tongue (flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech)
  2. language (body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication)
    Synonyms: mòwa, gwara, gôdka

Declension
Declension of jãzëk
singular plural
nominative jãzëk jãzëczi
genitive jãzëka jãzëków
dative jãzëkòwi jãzëkóm
accusative jãzëk jãzëczi
instrumental jãzëkã jãzëkama
locative jãzëkù jãzëkach
vocative jãzëkù jãzëczi

Further reading
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “język”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “język”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
  • “jãzëk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Slovincian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ęzykъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjãzək/
  • Syllabification: jã‧zëk

Noun

jãzëk m inan (diminutive jãzëczk)

  1. (anatomy) tongue (fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal)
  2. language (method of interhuman communication)

References
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